Kingdom Animalia Family Macrobiotidae Phylum Tardigrada Order Parachaela | Class Eutardigrada Genus Richtersius Rank Species | |
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Similar Milnesium tardigradum, Milnesium, Eutardigrade, Echiniscus testudo, Macrobiotus | ||
Richtersius coronifer is a species of tardigrade of the family Macrobiotidae. It is one of two species of tardigrade that have been shown to survive and continue reproducing after exposure to outer space, specifically in the thermosphere at 258–281 km above sea level with ionizing solar and galactic cosmic radiation for 10 days. However, unlike Milnesium tardigradum, R. coronifer did not survive under these conditions plus UV exposure.
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